11th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry

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Brief History

The 11th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry was organized at Fort Snelling, Minnesota, on August and September, 1864. It mustered out on June 26, 1865, and discharged at St. Paul July 11, 1865.

For more information on this regiment see the following:

• Wikipedia, (accessed 9 Dec 2010) article on the 11th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment.
  

• The Civil War Archives, (accessed 9 Dec 2010) has brief history of the 11th Regiment Infantry.

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin

Men often enlisted in  a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded.  However if you are unsure which company your ancestor  was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

Other Sources 

WEBSITES

• Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 9 Dec 2010) can be searched by soldier's name or by regiment; includes regimental rosters and additional history of the regiment.
  

• Rootsweb. (accessed 9 Dec 2010) 11th Regiment history and a roster of the men from Wabasha county.
  

• The Civil War Index. (accessed 9 Dec 2010) Website with Minnesota regimental histories.
  

• Webb-Deiss Research.  (accessed 9 Dec 2010) A website by Loren Webb and Harvey Webb  Company D, 11th Regiment Minnesota Infantry Volunteers.  Brief descriptions and biographies of the enlisted men. Has sources. 
  

• Research OnLine. (accessed 9 Dec 2010) 11th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment page with a brief history and a biblography.
  

• MilitaryHistoryOnline, (accessed 9 December 2010) has submissions by people about their ancestors who served in the Civil War.

BOOKS

• Minnesota in the Civil War: An Illustrated History, Kenneth Carley, Richard Moe (Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2000).  Book of battle histories, photographs, short biographies and a roster of the different regiments with their officers, beginning on page 204. Google book (Not all pages are shown). Other libraries with this book.